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GREAT WHITE SHARKS TO DEEP OCEAN EXPLORATION STEM Journey II: Ocean Discovery Dr. Jack Driscoll & Jennifer Maclachlan March 28, 2015, Cape Cod Community College 12 - 4 PM STEM Journey II 1

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G R E A T W H I T E S H A R K S T O D E E P O C E A N E X P L O R A T I O N

STEM Journey II: Ocean Discovery

Dr. Jack Driscoll & Jennifer MaclachlanMarch 28, 2015, Cape Cod Community College 12-4 PM

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STEM Journey I: Spacelab to Zero G

-The first STEM Journey was March 29, 2014

We had 750 people attend this free event which was a great success

-The title was “ STEM Journey: Space Lab to Zero G”

-Our keynote speakers were two astronauts: Dr. Byron Lichtenberg and Captain Dan Burbank

-Scout badges in Chemistry & Space Exploration

-We had a hands interactive science café, a planetarium, Lego Lab, shooting rockets …

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Comments from Parents about STEM Journey I

1. A Boy Scout parent remarked that “this kind of event makes you wish you were in 7th grade again, with a blank slate, where you feel like anything is possible and you can BE anything that you want.”

2. Many parents said that they were happy to see the

extensive facilities at the College. Several parents asked if Cape Cod Community College was becoming the STEM Center- It appears that the answer to this is YES with the recent formation of the Cape Cod Regional STEM Network

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Photos from STEM Journey I

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Organizers Sponsors

Cape & Islands Council of the Boy Scouts of America

Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS)

Cape Cod Community College

PID Analyzers, LLC Cape Cod Regional

STEM Network

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PID Analyzers, LLC

NESACS

Environmental Div. of the American Chemical Society

Teledyne Marine Systems

Cape Cod Healthcare

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Who should come to this event?

Students from K-12, parents & Teachers Walk inside a 60’ Right Whale and hear lectures about this

amazing creature- all ages

Hands on interactive science café-all ages & Teachers

Free science kits for Teachers from the American Chemical Society

Badges for cub scouts (Grades to 5) and boy scouts (Grades 6+) in Chemistry and Oceanography

Grades K-12 – Lego lab, Squishy circuits (creating circuits & exploring electronics)-all ages

ROV’s- remote operated exploration vehicles- all ages

STEM Jobs Lectures (Grades 8-12 & guidance counselors) by largest STEM employer on Cape Cod- Cape Cod Healthcare

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Why is this event important?

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STEM Journey has become the largest STEM outreach program in SE MA in a very short time!

Over the past decade, many manufacturing jobs have been shifted overseas because of lower costs in Asian countries (wages $1,000-2,000 /year). These jobs will never return to the USA!

One solution is high technology jobs

The problem is that many students are lost to science because its importance is not emphasized enough in elementary school and the students become “afraid” of science & math in secondary school

Science outreach is a spark to introduce all students (K-12) to the wonders of science and the ACS (world’s largest scientific organization with 165,000 members) emphasizes science outreach & STEM

I got my start in chemistry because of a wonderful 10th grade chemistry teacher and I still enjoy it today

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Miscellaneous Items

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Community College is a good and less expensive way to start a STEM career; you can always transfer to a more expensive 4 year school after you graduate!

The unemployment rate among people with science degrees is about 2.5% compared to 5.7% in the general population in Jan. 2015

Cape Cod Community College will begin work on a new science building this year

Who is interested in going to STEM Journey II and bringing students? Hands!! Questions?? See you there!